Equinox

The Vernal Equinox occurs tomorrow in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the first day of Spring. 

How many urban dwellers thoughtfully mark its occurrence? As a greater percentage of the human population lives in cities or around them, sensitivity to seasonal changes among human beings may become dulled. This is another distancing from what it takes to provide the food supply. It is another distancing from what it means to be mortal animal on a rare planet with an intricate ecology. 

The wonders of astronomy and natural science are far more awe-inspiring than any packaged mythology of religion. Watching green life forms grow in tiny patches of soil amidst concrete and tar teaches me something about the reality of life on this planet. Following the life of a random plant in the cityscape can be an experience which brings me back to a basic appreciation and understanding of the natural cycles of all life.